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EARTH & OCEAN
chapter 6: Peace
morning bells chimmed sadly as the vilalge gathered around the shore. everyone was dressed in black and the sky mimmiked the mood. In the ocea, about a hundred merpeople were sorrowful as their king and queen walked on the beach. The king of the land people and his wife met them across a large bon fire that was buring on the beach. Each one of them threw a handful of white sand into the flames and a chorus of crackles filled the air. Once this was done, a scribe that had a set of beautiful bird wings walked up to the two royal families. together each member of the families sighed the parchement that the flyer had and then shook each others hands. A roaring cheer wavered throguh boths sides of the war as the two greaving mothers hugged each other.
Eight years later...
Coco's horse stopped near the wood's with a winny and the princess jumped off the animal. SHe flipped her corn cob hair off her shoulder and pulled her top down into a more comfertable place. The eight years of peace was relaxing and left the young princess to grow into a young women that was not yet to her new figure. She tied the animal to a tree and walked into the forest a few feet until she reached an old tree with dark brown bark. Coco placed her palm on the bark and it glowed green while the surrounding around her changed as if someone pressed the fast foreward button. once it stopped, Coco removed her hand and walked into the bright green meadow that layed before her. She walked up to the shack that was sitting in the center and thought 'gotta love that mermaid magic. Maybe i should ask Auntie Hanon to show me how to fix my hair better.' the cabon was well built out of wood and a small sign that said "COME IN!" in the local flyer language hung at eye level on the door. Coco smiled as she knocked her knuckles on the sign and waited. The door swung open almost immedetly and the fourteen year old was greeted by a young girl of about 7. She had the same brown eyes as her father and her hair was long and a unique orange-blond color. Once the girl saw the princess, she let out a smile that resembled her mothers and squeeled "Coco! you're here!"
"Hi Serria." the blond barley got out before the young girl hugged her tightly. Coco forced herself to keep balace as Serria leaned foreward, nearly pushing the two off the cabon's porch.
"Serria, let Coco go. SHe's about to fall over." said Kaito with a small smile. his daughter obayed and Kaito took a turn at hugging his sister. The man still had the same hair and smile she remembered, but his skinw as more tan and hard as a proof of 8 years of hard labor. Once they broke the hug, Serria grabbed the blond's hand sand said "C'mon in! mom's making steemed dumplings!" over the couse of the eight years, Lucia had changed more dramaticly than her husbond. Her eyes were no longer blue, but light brown due to both magic and contact lenses. Her hair was no longer long and blond, but short with curlled tips and a the same brown as her eyes. As soon as Serria dragged Coco into the small kitchen of the cabon, She turned away from the vegetable she was chopping and smiled.
"Hello Coco, how are things?" she asked.
"Eh," the blond replied boardly. She sat down at the table that was almost too big for the small cabon kitchen and the young girl crawled into her lap. "Father is being so stuborn about the arranged marrage."
"He's still keeping that up?" asked Kaito as he walked into the Kitchen. As his sister nodded, he plucked a small piece of celery that Lucia was chopping from the wooden cutting board and plucked it into his mouth. He was chewing as Coco said "He said that since I'm his only child left, he wants me married off and produce an heir to the royal line."
"Do you like him?" asked Seirra, looking up at her frind from Coco's lap. The blond princess thought for a moment before answering.
"He's okay, but not really the king of guy I like. I think if i got to know him better i would like him as a friend, but not as much as your parents love each other." The two turned to look at the two adults as Kaito tried to snitch another piece of celery. Lucia playfully whacked his hand with the rolling pin she was using for the dough and said "No more until dinner."
"Okay Honey." he said. Kaito kissed his wife on the cheek and walked out of the room, three sets of eyes fallowing him. Coco couldn't help but sigh as she turned her head to face the wall. She spotted the date on the halendar and felt her heart sink in the happy enviorment. She looked over at Lucia, who was placing the dumpling in a steemer basket and Seirra said "What's wrong Coco?" Lucia looked over at the girls as Coco said "Today's the anaversity." The blond saw the mother's face darken as her daughter asked "Anaversity? For what?" Coco looked at Lucia for help. The former mermaid princess noded and sat in front of the two on a wooden chair. She took a deep breath and patted her daughter on the knee as she said "It's the aniversity of when daddy and I died."
"DIED?!?! but you're not dead mommy!"
"Not really Seirra honey. You see, Back whent hw war was still going on, I was a young mermaid who fell in love with daddy." the young girl nodded as Coco continued for her friend. "One the last day of the race war, your mom and dad tried to stop their parents from fighting, but ended but getting badly hurt. Their bodies fell into the ocean and..."
"quick! grab them!" shouted Rina under the water as two bodies floated downward. the water above them was turning red with blood as Hanon grabbed Lucia around the waist. the aquamarine mermaid let out a gasp when she saw the wound as Rina locked her arms around Kaito's arms. The two mermaids swam in a strait line towards the coast, not even surffaceing until they spotted the bottom of a cave. There, they pulled Lucia and Kaito to the surface. In the open air, wind was still blowing, but the feeling of dread was gone. The two mermaids pulled their friends into the small cave until they spotted someone waiting on the shore of the rock cave. Hamasaki waved to them and grabbed Kaito under the armpits. he dragged the land prince to the ground safely while the other mermaids pulled Lucia, still in her human form, to the rock ledge. the boy with glasses pulled her up as well and rested her next to Kaito. Hamasaki then turned around and waited until Hanon and Rina were in human form and dressed.
"So, what are we going to do?" he asked, his face bright red. Both mermaids pulled out a pearl, both matching their owner's color.
"These will heal them." said Hanon, placing hers on Lucia. there was a soft glow as the blood disappeared. Rina did the same and the two star-crossed lovers gasped to fill their lungs with air. Hamasaki sighed with releif and said "I'll keep them here until they are well. Then we get them out of here."
"agreed." said Rina. she put her pearl back on her necklace that she always wore and said "Let's go Hanon. We'd better look upset for the others. I hope you're a good actress."
"You know I am..."
"Once they were well again, your parents decided to move here and start a family while theirs thought they were dead." Lucia stood up as a loud beeping from the steemer ruined the moment.
"But why would they want that?" asked Seirra. Coco cleared her throat and said "Because, maybe the war would start up again if the families knew they were alive. Only I, Hanon, Rina and Hamasaki know." Tears suddenly filled Seirra's eyes as she jumped off Coco's lap. She ran to her mother and hugged Lucia's knees.
"You and daddy were so brave!" she crid into Lucia's pink dress.
"Well thanks hon." said Kaito, suddenly appearing in the room once again. He picked up his daughter and swung her around until she was on his back, laughing. Lucia remained silent as she removed the dumplings, her chest hurting. She could still feel the pain, taste the blood, and the touch of death it had on her for a short amount of time, even years later. She felt a tear slide down her cheek and Kaito's finger whiping it away. SHe looked up at him and smiled. He smiled as well, and Sierra said "Dumpling's burning." Lucia jumped and started to try to save the food that was still in the steemer as Coco and Sierra burst out laughing. Things may be sad at some points for this family, but they never lasted to long anymore.
The End ^.^
Happy late vanentines day everybody! I hope you liked Earth & Ocean. I want to see if anyone can guess what this story is based on. I wont give any hints but it should be ovbious. Also, this is my first honest-to-good attempt at a romance story and I hope it worked out. If it didn't, tell me and I'll try to get it better. Well, see you later
-Sailor Moon Girl